This was way harder than it needed to be. 👇
A couple of weeks ago I sat down to write a post tagging and celebrating some of my fellow #INC5000 honorees. I wanted to shout out my people in Chicago and Nashville, as that’s where SimplyBe. Agency | Personal Branding has offices.
I was amazed, disappointed, and sadly not all too surprised, that the majority of companies in our backyards on the list (with the exception of 1) were all led by men.
This made me scratch my head. Surely, that number wasn’t representative of this holistic list.
I went deeper and found that typically only around 15% of the companies selected are female-led.
While 15% is progress, and this number is higher than in years past, it’s still simply not enough.
I am so proud of this award and to be recognized on this prestigious list, but I am especially proud to be a female leader on this list.
And I am proud to be amongst all of you,
Julie Spiller, Ascend Technologies, Melinda Henderson, MD, FAAHPM, CareBridge, Kathleen Mahieu, CuraLinc Healthcare, Amy Meiners Deaton, EvidenceCare, Priti Patel, G2, Mindi S. Knebel, Kaizen Health, Caroline Werner, LogicGate, Lucas James Talent Partners, Mary Shea, PhD, Mediafly, Lori McInerney, QualSights, Brittany A. Smith, ShipBob, Shubhi Jindal Garg, SystemDomain Inc., Jennifer Cello, CPA, TransLoop, Nancy Alonso, Upfront Healthcare, Joan Butters, XSOLIS
Let’s clap for ourselves and let’s clap for each other. Let’s continue building businesses, creating jobs, leading with our hearts, and being change agents. The world needs women to lead.
Let’s lead together.
Chief Executive Officer at Troy Regional Medical Center
1moWell deserved!